Ethiopia coup leader identified as Gen. Teferra Mammo

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — The state-controlled Ethiopian Television (ETV) reported that the military leader of the alleged coup plot by Ginbot 7 is General Teferra Mammo.

It is alleged that a military committee that is headed by General Teferra, who is an active duty officer, included several other active and retired military personnel.

The civilian coordinator of the coup is Ato Melaku Teferra, a local organizer of the Union for Democracy and Justice Party (UDJ), ETV has reported quoting Woyanne security officials.

Ato Melaku had spent 21 months in Kality prison along with Dr Berhanu Nega and other Kinijit leaders before he was released in July 2007.

ETV program tonight has showed several automatic weapons, bombs, communications gears and documents belonging to the alleged coup plotters.

Watch the ETV report below: